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Alone Among Spies
It’s Berlin at the height of the cold war. Nothing here is easy. Every third person in Berlin is probably a spy, and Jillian quickly has to figure out how to survive there without blowing her cover. Her only help is a CIA officer and a military captain, neither of whom she can trust. But when the stakes get higher, she might not have a choice.

LATEST RELEASE
Alone Among Spies
It’s Berlin at the height of the cold war. Nothing here is easy. Every third person in Berlin is probably a spy, and Jillian quickly has to figure out how to survive there without blowing her cover. Her only help is a CIA officer and a military captain, neither of whom she can trust. But when the stakes get higher, she might not have a choice.
Meet Rhiannon
AUTHOR
I’ve loved to tell stories for as long as I can remember. I brought home my first story at six, a detailed exposition involving clouds and rainbows and one little girl’s daily adventures. Over the years, the notebooks have filled up and piled up as I’ve experimented with everything from short stories to stage plays.
Then one day I decided to try novels. Mostly because I kept wanting to see different characters or plot points or endings in the books I was reading. So I set out to write stories that I’d want to read. For a long time, I wrote primarily for myself, although I’ve been blessed with a family who has always taken the time to read what I dream up. Eventually, my love of storytelling merged with my enduring fascination with the Cold War, and Alone Among Spies was born. The years spent haunting war museums were to have a purpose after all.
It is my first book, written and researched primarily from 8-9 o’clock every evening while I was working at a Canadian intelligence agency. The world of intelligence is an interesting one, and although I was careful to make sure nothing from my professional life made its way into the pages of the book, I was certainly inspired by the experiences of those I worked with.
Alone Among Spies was written and researched primarily from 8-9 o’clock every evening while I was working at a Canadian intelligence agency. The world of intelligence is an interesting one, and although I was careful to make sure nothing from my professional life made its way into the pages of the book, I was certainly inspired by the experiences of those I worked with.
I am also the co-author of The Great Mental Models book series – the first of which was a Wall Street Journal bestseller.
Writing is fascinating, painful, and rewarding, but it’s not a solitary endeavour. I am grateful for the readers who give me their valuable time. Thank you so much!


"And now the one person in Berlin whom Jillian was supposed to trust had gone off, breaking that link. For the first time, it wasn’t an adventure anymore. She was alone."
- ALONE AMONG SPIES

Alone Among Spies
Jillian likes her job as a signals intelligence officer intercepting German communications. Even though she works undercover in West Berlin at the height of the Cold War, it is safe, predictable—boring even. All that changes when her lover turns out to be a Cuban spy of interest to the CIA, and her only friend, a Canadian diplomat, shows up on the other side of the Wall with a different identity.
Jillian is alone and scared. If her cover is blown her life is in danger, but the intercept she is collecting is too important to just abandon her assignment.
So she begins two uneasy alliances. One, with a CIA officer named Quentin, in which her only currency is her relationship with the Cuban, and two, with a British military captain, James, there to report on her activities to her boss. At first concerned only with her own safety, she learns that her friend is in serious trouble, and Jillian must decide how much she is willing to risk to save both her friend and herself.
She suddenly finds herself thrust into the middle of an intricate web of cover-ups, lies, and espionage. Unable to trust anyone, and completely out of her element, Jillian must use her wits to survive playing a spy game that has no rules.



Listen To My Podcast Appearances
Rhiannon Beaubien on Building Farnam Street and Working With Shane Parrish
Rhiannon’s amazing journey and her advice for how you can find your purpose and calling.
Interview with Farnam Street's Rhiannon Beaubien on Mental Models
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